Fruit press



sept. 25,1923. y 1,469,114 v J. SIMPSON ET AL i FRUIT PRESS Filed Nov. 14. 1921 ELEM..

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UNITED; sT-'ATS PATE Nr or Fics.

JAMES snursoim'or GLASGOW, AND'- ROBERT PETTIGREWMCCLROF Aannossniv,

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a YFRUIT PRESS. 1

Be itA knownfthat we,

ROBERTPTTIGPLEW MoCLURii, subjects of the King. of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at '4 0 Vfest End', Parli-Street, Glasgow, Scotf land, and 60v Princes Street, lfiirdi-ossan,Ayr .A shire, Scotland, respectively, rhave invented f certain new' and useful Improvements in Fruit Presseg of which Vthe followingfis. a

specification.-

Uur invention rela-t vstructiony of press and vstrainer 'for household use, for the purpose of extraotingj'uicej from fruit and thelike, for the making of.

jelly and other purposes. Y

mounted in the upper end yof the container,

aii'dis adaptedvto loe screwed down'jiipon thefruit soras to expelthejuice therefrom,v 1 which escapes through a- Series of perfor'a-- tions in the'side of theinnercontainer.y Y.

Beneath the inner container and supported hy theouter casing is aliannel orotlifer. strainer vupon which the fruit. juice drops, and through vvliicliit subsequently filtersyY into the;loott om of the outer, casing, from whichit may he drawnvoff through suit;

d inthe side Q ffhis casingY able cock mounte nearits base'.

accompanying' sheet Vof ings, in which :e

Figure 1 isa] sectionalV elevation of a press illustrative drawjand strainer for extracting Vjuice from fruit Vand the like, constructed accordingto our invention, and Y Figure 2 is aV half sectional plan on the iron, aluminium or other suitable material,.

and is closed at lits lower end by means of the flanged base plate 2, which is riveted or otherwise secured Around its outer edge 3 to the cylindrical easing 1. At a Short distance above this baise 2 are provided a series' of pressed steel, cast iron, or aluminium angle lugs 4 riveted or otherwiseYV secured round the interior of the casing 1, and arranged at the same height so as to form sup-ports for a flannel strainer which rests upon them.

According to this invention, ive employ a; cylindricaliouter; casing-in Vwhich is sup; ported an inner container' for the reception-l offthe fruit'tofbe pressed, LVA screw-press VVis` The Aflannel strainercomprises a- ,ring 5 ofwoodv or othei "4 suitable material, such as elm,

over which is s tretcheda piece offlannel the edges,v 'being wrapped round therwooden may be readily-v reinoved lforgcleanir'ig when the apparatus is y dismantledx Suitable yhan- Y ydles Tof presed steel or other Suitable mali es to an improvedcon terial arersecured' tontheexterior of themasing 1,fnear its. uppe'reii'd, Vand they casing l1VV ispi'ovided'with an outwardlyturned flange 8 atitsQtop Ito. support an inner container@v and toreceive 'a cover `or lid 9, shown in vFigure 1 in dotted lines, and adapted yto be pla-cedin yposition When the-apparatusgis... Y

not in use. The innercontainer comprises a smaller cylindrical; vessel10 .having perflange 1 2 which rests-uponfthe flange .Slat

tlietopy ofthe Casing1, andthe'lofwerjend of the conicaL ring 11- ina-y, he (attached to; the

inner container hy riveting Aor othersuitablel means..

VAloove the container 'A10 andl I the) :cylindrical portion p13 of the conical ring,11 is mounted a vscreW-press. 'fThsl screw-press isV supported by a spider14 haveIidsengage in. lugs 15 Lsecured ywithin'the cylindricalportionl of the conical ring llfand adapted .to;-lie =heldf in position'by means of'split pins 16 passed-throughl these, lugs 15 andgtheends of. tlie armsof the for Vthe reception of the armsof the spider l4'and one end of theseslots 17-y is closed so as tol form. a Stopfor the arms of the Spider when in the' correct position, 'for the reception of the locking pins 16.- 'When it is de sired to vremove the press all that is necessary isto extract the locking pins 16 and rotatethe spider 14 to-disengage the ends of itsarms from the. lugs', 1 5, when the whole press maybe lifted out. Y

The Spider 14 is providedwth" a screw threaded looss 18 at its centre, in which en-V gages the screw-threaded shaft 19 carrying' at its lower end a press plate 20 and at its raisethe press plateZO,

i n y jing anumbergofvradialparme whose outerY Y, 'Y

In order that my inventionmay more readily understood, reference-1s made to the,

` spider 14. These lugs 1V5-are slotted at 17Y upperend a handle 21l by means of which the Y v The press plate 2071s preferably ofsheet material slightly ldomed or concave on itsfr under surface, to correspond with the periorated base 22 of.V the inner container 10. rlfhe'press plate 2O is Vmounted upon a spider 23 loosely pivoted at its centre upon the lower end of the screw-threaded shaft lil-and located between a pair of collars 24: secured thereon, soV that the screw-threaded shaft 19 may rotate freely in the spider V23. Y

In the outer edge of the press plate 20,"are

formed `recesses y 25,1substantially Asemi-circular i in shape, and adapted, to ,engagewith Vinwardly pressed 'vertical ribs 26, in the sidesof the innercontainer 10.3 ,These ref cesses 25 and ribs 2G act'to prevent the press ,p

plate 20 roinfrotating in the innerxcontainer 1() so thatit is yonly free to move in an `up or down direction, under theaction'oi1 n the screw. 19;

The metal -Parts'ff thefc'ntainef may be. Cnveniently enainelled inside and" out in,

vorder to 'prevent rusting` or where practicable-they maybe madeiror'nk aluminiumY orv other suitable noni-rusting' material."

In'using the pressand 'strainer the inner container is illed with fruit, andthe pressi mounted in position as described. 'The handiel 21 ris then rotated, so as Hto screw the shaft:19 and'with it the press plate 2Ov in a downward direction. The fruit in the inner e containerlO Will'thns be compressed between the press plate 2l0 andthe .perforated base 22 'The juicefiromthe crushed fruit passes outV through` thel-perforations in the Asides and base-of the container, and will fall on to the" flannel strainer V`onthe ring-5 which is'supported beneath the vinner container 10 vand' upon theilug's 4. A vThe juice will gradually filter through this strainer intoY the spacev be-V tween it, and the base 2fof the container 1', inwhich itwill collectxvajnd may be drawn` oil' through suitable plug# TWhen the operationfis completedthe inner container and the press may be removed' from theouter casing, and the. partsV cusready for subsequent use.y

or tap 27*V providedy K- for thisrkpurpose. Y-

fthe cover 9 may be placed over the top of the outer casing 1, and will be kept clean and If desired many of the parts may be made 'of wood or other suitableinaterial for instance the spider carrying, the rpre'sslplate may be made of wood,with a suitable boss for securing l Ve claim':-` w Y L, Y

1. "AA fruit press comprising'an outer cas ing, lsupports -on'tlie linner surface of'psa'id casing, -a` strainer resting detachablyon said supports, a perioratedf'innercontainer, -a flange on said container, saidgcontainer be#- ingV supported within the casing"` said` iange which engages the edge'of the casing',l

lugs lintheupper'part of the casing, aV spider d'eta'chably engaging in saicl`f-liigs, a screw*V passing through said spider, a .plate on said screw-beneath the spider and' 'adapted to it-.tl the press screw shaft#y pass down into said containerysaidspider' and said screw' in its lowest position beingl disposed whollywithinsaid casing, anda i lidforthe casing poifenclosing'the whole apparatus., Y

, 2'.: 'A ruitpress comprisingan outer cas` ing lugs in 'the upper partof'fthe' casing, a f. perforated inner container, a conical ring onV Y Y said* container, a" flangeV on said ring, said container being` supported within the casing Y bv said flange which engages theedge of the casing, lugs in the upper part oi saidfring and projecting inwardly, a spider'detachably engaging fin -said'y lugs, fa Vscrew passing through said spider, a plateionjsaid Y screw beneath'the spider and adapted to pass i y into said container, anda handle for operat-l` Y Y ingsaid screw, Vsaid spider and'V said 'screw' ,in-its lowest position being disposed wholly within said casing.

JAMES SIMPSON.

ROBERT PETTIGREWMCCLURE; 

